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Austria : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Internet extension: .at - Telephone code: 43 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +1 (DST: yes)
    European Truck Ban: 22:00-05:00 nightly; 15:00 Sat. to 22:00 Sun.; public holidays; vacations departures/returns
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Thursday june 8, 2023Corpus CristiCatholic
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    Sunday june 11, 2023Fathers' Daycards/flowers
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    Saturday july 29, 2023Kitzbuhel Generali Tennis OpenSports events
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    Tuesday august 15, 2023AssumptionCatholic
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    Saturday september 16, 2023Rosh Hashanahcards/flowers
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    Thursday october 26, 2023National DayNational Day
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    Sunday october 29, 2023Daylight Saving TimeSpecial Events
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    Tuesday october 31, 2023Halloweencards/flowers
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    Wednesday november 1, 2023All Saints' DayCatholic
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    Saturday november 4, 2023All Souls' Daycards/flowers
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    Friday december 1, 2023Hanukkahcards/flowers
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    Wednesday december 6, 2023Saint Nicholascards/flowers
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    Friday december 8, 2023Immaculate ConceptionCatholic
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    Sunday december 24, 2023Christmas EveEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Tuesday december 26, 2023St Stephen's DayCatholic or protestant
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    Sunday december 31, 2023New Year's EveEvents, celebrations...
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    Corpus Cristi

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    Thursday june 8, 2023
    Catholic : Commemorates the Last supper. Pope Urban IV ordered the observance of such a feast in 1264, and in the following century it became universal in the Western Church. For six hundred years that feast was observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, but in 1970 the new Roman Missal, while retaining that day for some countries, provided that in others the feast be observed on the Sunday after Trinity.

    Fathers' Day

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    Sunday june 11, 2023
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    Kitzbuhel Generali Tennis Open

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    Saturday july 29, 2023
    Sports events : Www.generaliopen.com/de/ 2023 edition confirmed

    Assumption

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    Tuesday august 15, 2023
    Catholic : Dogma defined by the Catholic Church on November 1, 1950, when Pope Pius XII declared that at the end of her life, Mary's body and soul were assumed into Heaven.

    Rosh Hashanah

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    Saturday september 16, 2023
    cards/flowers : Jewish New Year

    National Day

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    Thursday october 26, 2023
    Secular holiday : The Declaration of Neutrality was a declaration by the Austrian Parliament declaring the country permanently neutral. It was enacted on 26 October 1955 as a constitutional act of parliament, i.e., as part of the Constitution of Austria. Formally, the declaration was promulgated voluntarily by the Republic of Austria. Politically, it was the direct consequence of the allied occupation by the Soviet Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France between 1945 and 1955, from which the country was freed by the Austrian State Treaty of 15 May the same year. The Soviet Union would not have agreed to the State Treaty if Austria had not committed herself to declare her neutrality after the allied forces had left the country. [Wikipedia]

    Daylight Saving Time

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    Sunday october 29, 2023
    Special Events : At 1:00 a.m. local times

    Halloween

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    Tuesday october 31, 2023
    cards/flowers : Halloween originated from a Celtic festival called Samhain, which was celebrated 2,000 years ago and revolved around lighting bonfires and wearing costumes to ward off spirits and fairies— yes, Halloween began because people truly believed that it was a time when dead spirits would rise again, and walk among them. Back then, costumes acted as protection, not just an excuse to show off your Pinterest skills. Not much is known about the ancient holiday since there are no written records, though per Encyclopedia Britannica, it was a time fraught with danger, charged with fear, and full of supernatural episodes.

    All Saints' Day

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    Wednesday november 1, 2023
    Catholic : The day now honors all saints of the church, even those not known by name. The first All Saints' Day occurred on May 13, 609 (C.E.) when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. Boniface dedicated it as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all martyrs. During Pope Gregory III's reign (731-741), the festival was expanded to include all saints and a chapel in St. Peter's church was dedicated accordingly. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 837. (World Book Encyclopedia)

    All Souls' Day

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    Saturday november 4, 2023
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    Hanukkah

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    Friday december 1, 2023
    cards/flowers : Commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt (2nd century BC)

    Saint Nicholas

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    Wednesday december 6, 2023
    cards/flowers : A festival for children related to surviving legends of the saint, and particularly his reputation as a bringer of gifts.

    Immaculate Conception

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    Friday december 8, 2023
    Catholic : Dogma that Mary was from the first moment of conception, totally free from the stain of original sin. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Christmas Eve

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    Sunday december 24, 2023
    Culture :

    Christmas Day

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    Monday december 25, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.

    St Stephen's Day

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    Tuesday december 26, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : Remembrance of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr.

    New Year's Eve

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    Sunday december 31, 2023
    Culture : Szilveszter